Premier League clubs set to vote for five substitutions per match

Premier League clubs have voted against the introduction of five substitutes on three occasions in the past two years

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Photo credit should read: Isaac Parkin/PA Wire.

Premier League clubs are to again consider the prospect of allowing five substitutions per team within a match, with the change likely to finally be adopted.

Teams have voted against the introduction of five substitutes on three occasions in the past two years, leaving England’s top flight as the only top-level league in Europe where three changes for any team in any give match remains the maximum permitted.